What is Visian ICL?
There’s a big difference between “visual acuity” (20/20 vision
is considered normal visual acuity) and “visual quality.” Many
refractive procedures improve visual acuity but the quality of
your vision may vary significantly based on the procedure you
choose. The Visian ICL provides vision correction that helps you
enjoy sharper, clearer, and more vivid vision, with greater
depth and dimension. It’s called High Definition Visian, and
it’s available only with the Visian ICL.

The "High Definition Vision” delivered by the Visian ICL makes
this proven, technologically advanced vision correction
procedure the choice for patients who need and expect high
quality results. In fact, the U.S. military has embraced the
Visian ICL because of the reliable visual clarity it achieves.
The Visian ICL is clearly the choice for patients with an active
lifestyle and those who cannot accept anything less than the
highest quality vision.

The immediate improvement of vision quality and the
remarkably
short and painless recovery produces a unique "WOW!"
factor in patients.

High Definition Visian™ - Quality
of Vision Excellence – High Definition Visian™
The Visian ICL offers vision correction that’s sharper, clearer,
more vivid, and has greater depth and dimension than other
procedures. The main advantage of the Visian ICL over
traditional corrective laser eye surgery is that patients may
experience significant improvement in quality of vision after
the lens is implanted 1. When compared to the results of corneal
refractive surgery, the Visian ICL may produce superior vision
quality as evidenced by fewer higher order aberrations 2.
Patients experience a nearly immediate visual recovery and
“Wow!” results.

Technologically Advanced Lens Material
Unlike other phakic IOLs, the Visian ICL is made from Collamer,
a technologically advanced lens material exclusive to STAAR
Surgical Company. Because of the collagen base in Collamer, it
is biocompatible with the eye and may provide superior optical
performance 3. Learn more about the composition and advantages
of Collamer.

Exceptional Patient Experience - Simple, Safe & Invisible
Lens
Because the Visian ICL is implanted in the posterior chamber,
behind the iris, unlike other phakic IOLs, the lens is invisible
to both the patient and any observer. Also, its positioning in
the eye maintains normal iris function, promotes stability, and
may reduce potential complications. The entire lens insertion
procedure can take as little as 15 minutes!

The “Wow” Factor
After the simple 15-minute outpatient procedure, patients
experience an immediate improvement in vision quality and are
“Wowed” by the results. In fact, the quality of vision achieved
is many times better than any previous vision correction
solution.

Comfort From The Start - Short Recovery Time
The recovery time for the Visian ICL is very quick and
comfortable, and may be as little as a day, due to the very
small size of the incision required. The incision needed to
implant the foldable Visian ICL is tiny and located on the far
edge of the cornea, where there is little danger of it
interfering with vision. Once the lens is implanted, sutures are
typically not needed to close the incision, further simplifying
the procedure. Read more about the safety of the Visian ICL.

Reduced Risk of Complications
Patients undergoing corneal refractive procedures, such as LASIK
and PRK, may be susceptible to side effects associated with
corneal surgery including dry eye and thinning of the cornea.
The LASIK procedure involves removal of tissue from the cornea,
which means some of its complications may be more difficult to
correct than the possible complications of the Visian ICL. All
surgical procedures carry some risk; however, the side effects
or complications related to the Visian ICL, in most cases, can
be corrected by your own surgeon.

Solution For Life - Removable
One of the most common concerns that people have about
corrective laser eye surgery is that the procedure permanently
changes the eye, and what will happen if a complication arises.
One of the important advantages of the Visian ICL is that while
it can permanently correct your vision, in the unlikely event
that an ICL patient experiences negative side effects after
surgery, the lens can be removed and/or replaced if necessary.
Also, concerns involving the cornea typically do not apply to
the Visian ICL, as no natural tissue is removed or changed
(reshaped) in any way during implantation.

Unique UV Blocking
Long-term exposure to UV radiation can damage the eyes; and
longer term or more intense exposure increases the chance of eye
disorders including the development of cataracts and some
retinal problems. As an added feature, the Visian ICL advanced
lens material contains a UV blocker that actually prevents
harmful UVA and UVB rays from entering the eye, possibly
preventing the development of UV related eye disorders.

Patient Preferred Technology - Proven Track Record
Many years of research and development has made the Visian ICL a
leader in phakic IOL technology. up until 2008, there have been
over 80,000 Visian ICL implants performed worldwide. And when
asked about the procedure, over 99% of the patients were highly
satisfied.

Wide Treatment Range
The Visian ICL has proven to be effective in patients within a
wide range of refractive errors. In fact, the Visian ICL can
correct myopia from as low as -3.0 diopters to -16.0 diopters
and reduce myopia from -16.0 diopters up to as high as -20.0
diopters with or without astigmatism. Before now, some of these
individuals were not candidates for surgical eye correction.
Clinical studies have shown how the Visian ICL is truly a
breakthrough myopia treatment in terms of vision correction
results. Because implantation of the phakic IOL does not require
any structural alteration of the eye, results are predictable
and very stable 3. Read more about the results of ICL corrective
eye surgery.